Chapter 15: Waiting for the Black Sandstorm
The No. 1 chief, the No. 2 chief, and even all the chiefs were not satisfied with this result, but in fact, this is also the attitude of the military. We are satisfied, even happy. This means that the level of secrecy for this project will be greatly reduced, and we will soon get out of this haze.
The head of the unit did not excite us for too long, and immediately threw out a new plan: to continue digging down at the existing level, and strive to achieve something by the end of the year.
As a result, a new contradiction has arisen. On behalf of the archaeological team, the captains of the three archaeological teams raised strong opposition to the head of the unit, and Captain Song Guilong showed the most fierce performance, and even forced him to die. On this issue, the materials science experts are also on our side, and although the performance is not intense, the attitude is very firm. In this way, the head of the unit also felt that the matter was prickly. He has the power to overthrow all opposition forces, and the military will dig this pit alone. But if he wants to carry out this project on a large scale and in a planned way, he must cooperate with us. For such a large project, if you rely on extensive excavation, it will only take longer in terms of time.
And in terms of the choice of archaeologists, at least in China, he could not find a second archaeological team that was more experienced than us in desert archaeology. Most of the people in this archaeological team basically represent the strength of desert archaeology in China.
The meeting was held in the midst of arguments and debates, which also represented the attitude of the military and academic circles towards the matter. The meeting lasted until dinner time, and the two sides did not give in to each other, and no results came out. The meeting was suspended and they went to the restaurant for dinner. After dinner, we were told that the meeting would resume after dinner, although the number of participants in the meeting was severely reduced. The three leaders of the archaeological team, the two leaders of the materials science experts, and the head of the headquarters continued to negotiate, while the others awaited the results of the meeting. Archaeological activities have come to an end for the time being.
I consider that this will be a difficult negotiation, and that it will take not only patience but also courage to convince the powerful authorities to change their decision. However, the final direction of this negotiation is confusing and uncertain. I thought that if the command asked for a meeting to continue that night, it should have been able to persuade the expert representatives of both sides, or to obtain repressive support from the local superiors by forceful means. However, things did not go as smoothly as I expected, and it seems that the local government and the military did not reach an agreement on this issue, and the matter was delayed.
During that time, the archaeological team members had nothing to do, and they couldn't leave here, and the atmosphere was very dull. I'm better, because I'm the main participant and the actual person in charge of the discovery of ancient ruins, so this archaeological report is mainly written by me. When there are specific things to do, time flies faster, and there is no energy to be bored. In order to protect this site, the three captains used all their human resources, and fought for it from their superiors and all departments that could appeal. There is no doubt that the site was not destroyed immediately, and it is inseparable from their efforts.
As long as this matter is delayed, the site will not be destroyed in a short time. Towards the end of the year, the head of the command saw that there was indeed no time for destructive excavation, so he had to prepare for the evacuation. But we didn't wait for the evacuation notice, but we waited for the black sandstorm that came early.
That morning, it was still sunny. We all know from Captain Zhou that the destructive excavation plan will not be implemented within the year, so we will wait for the evacuation notice. I even felt like I had been released. Some are already preparing for the evacuation.
At noon, everyone eats in the restaurant, and after eating, people don't leave, and sit together and chat, which is really a rare good mood. At this time, a shrill alarm sounded throughout the base.
We were at a loss, a group of soldiers in charge of the guard ran into the cafeteria in full armor, and as soon as the soldiers entered the cafeteria, they dispersed, some ran into the back kitchen of the cafeteria to report the situation to the cooking class, and some ran directly to the heads of various departments to talk loudly. One of the fighters held a megaphone and repeated the sentence loudly: "The sandstorm is coming from the north, and all the base personnel must be evacuated within twenty minutes, and the evacuation direction is the No. 1 bunker." ”
I have been in this desert archaeology team for a while, and I am fortunate to have the biggest discovery, although this achievement has a large part of the credit of Captain Song Guilong, but this achievement is enough to make me step into the ranks of the vanguard of desert archaeology. However, I have never experienced the bad weather in the desert, and all I know is that other archaeological team members talk about it. So I was more curious, even a little excited. However, those team members who have been in the desert archaeology for many years are very crisp, with serious expressions, but they are not flustered.
Captain Zhou was also eating in the restaurant, and he immediately gathered the archaeological team members around him. "Go back to the dormitory to pack up the necessary items with you, and evacuate after ten minutes." He specifically targeted me and said, "Xiao Zhang has no experience in this area, Team Xiao, you can take him." ”
Xiao Guolin nodded, "Okay, Xiao Zhang come with me." As he spoke, Xiao Guolin patted me on the shoulder and walked out quickly.
I followed behind Xiao Guolin and said with excitement on my face: "Team Xiao, is it so scary?" I haven't seen a real sandstorm yet. ”
"Want to see it?" Xiao Guolin said as he walked, "Yes, but it shouldn't be too long." ”
The construction site and living quarters where we are located are under a huge camouflage net. Looking out through the sparse gaps in the camouflage net, the sky was blue, and the sun was like a big fireball, and even walking in the sparse shadow formed by the camouflage net made it feel like you were in a furnace. The air can still smell the choking smell of burning electric welding, there is no trace of wind, and the pungent smell cannot be dissipated in such a large open space.
I looked up at the sky, and there was no sign of a sandstorm. "The silence before the storm?" I muttered to myself.
"Let you speak." Xiao Guolin said: "To be precise, it is the silence before the big sandstorm. In short, the meaning is pretty much the same. ”
Xiao Guolin accompanied me to my room, "Take only what you have to take." Xiao Guolin emphasized.
I first put away the archaeological report, dragged a suitcase from the cabinet, and threw clothes and household items into it.
Xiao Guolin closed the suitcase. "None of this matters, aren't you going to watch the Black Sandstorm? It's too late. ”
I looked at him puzzled, and said, "I heard that after the sandstorm, many things can never be recovered." Don't you organize your stuff? ”
Xiao Guolin pointed to his nose with the index finger of his right hand and said, "What I want to take is me." ”
Xiao Guolin ignored my doubts, and continued: "Remember, when the black sandstorm comes, don't be dragged by any foreign objects. Greed is the biggest reason for all those who are swallowed up by the black sandstorm. If you want to run through a sandstorm, you have to learn to give up. ”
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